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WiP: a community in Tarina...

Hi all,
I'm going to be writing a short adventure for BlackStar Studios (they will distribute it free of charge to promote their Shadowlands campaign setting). The adventure will be set in a small community within in the huge city of Tarina (see my map of that city in my gallery or the Finished Maps section). In addition to a 'dungeon' map there will be an overview of the community. I had considered doing an overhead style but found the attached pic in my reference folder from when I was working on the city. So, now I'm thinking iso or similar might be a good style. Anybody got any advice (besides "go hire Djekspek")?
M

NB, this will become my WiP thread. I may well just do a 3/4 view sketch of the area as a starter.